Nikon S6100 - Manual (Page 143)

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Recording Movies
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Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length
All figures are approximate. The maximum movie length may vary by make of memory card or
movie bit rate.
1 When the internal memory is used, N HD 720p (1280×720) cannot be selected.
2 The maximum movie length for a single movie is 29 minutes. The maximum movie length
displayed during recording is 29 minutes, even when there is enough free space on the memory
card for a longer movie.
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More Information
See “File and Folder Names” ( A 178) for more information.
n Movie AF Mode
Choose how the camera focuses with recording movies.
Option
Internal memory
(approx. 20 MB)
Memory card
2
(4 GB)
N HD 720p (1280×720) – 1 55 min
y VGA (640×480) 29 s 2 h 45 min
In the shooting screen M Tap the bottom tab (A 14) M n Movie AF mode
Option Description
A Single AF
(default setting)
Focus is locked when the b (e movie-record) button is pressed
to start recording.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and
the subject will remain fairly consistent.
B Full-time AF
Camera focuses continuously during movie recording.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and
the subject will change.
To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering
with recording, use of Single AF is recommended.